Yesterday the Rockefeller Foundation and the UN Climate Change Secretariat launched a new initiative to bring awareness to women’s important role in combating climate change. The initiative, “Momentum for Change: Women for Results,” is intended to bring attention to activities where women play a critical role in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.

Heather Grady, Vice President of the Rockefeller Foundation pointed out that in Africa women are responsible for 80% of food production on the continent, and therefore need to be more involved in decisions relating to food security: “While climate change affects us all, it does not affect us all equally. Women, though disproportionately affected, are crucial agents of change.”